Section 1 boys basketball tournament preview capsules

Our Lady of Lourdes High School's Mike Donnelly, left, and Arlington's Ericco Feaster compete during the Dutchess County Basketball Coaches Association boys basketball tournament on Dec. 30 at Our Lady of Lourdes High School in the Town of Poughkeepsie.

Lourdes

No. 3, Class BOpening round: Friday at home against No. 14 Bronxville (8-10)Head coach: Jim SantoroThree to watch: Mike Donnelly, Justin Rhynders, Kyle SantoroRecord: 13-5Last five games: 4-1Last loss: 75-66 at Poughkeepsie, Feb. 7Last year: First-round loss to No. 4 Kennedy, 64-46, as No. 20 seed in Class A tournamentBracket intrigue: Lourdes has played above its classification all season, with three of its five losses coming against Class AA opponents and the other two against Class A Poughkeepsie. Friday's game will be its first against a Class B team in 2013

Pawling

No. 8, Class BOpening round: Friday at home, against No. 9 North Salem (10-8)Head coach: Jason Kuhlmann Three to watch: Dominic Farese, Justin Mayette, Sean MorrisRecord: 11-7Last five games: 4-1Last loss: 59-45 at Putnam Valley, Feb. 5Last year: First-round loss to No. 6 Croton-Harmon, 66-56, as No. 11 seedBracket intrigue: After a long stretch of playing each other twice per season, Pawling and North Salem haven't met yet this year. In the previous four seasons the teams split three times, with North Salem sweeping 2010-11

Haldane

No. 5, Class COpening round: Quarterfinals Feb. 20 at No. 4 Tuckahoe (4-14)Head coach: Joe VirgadamoThree to watch: Matt Forlow, Peter Hoffman, Chris McGovernRecord: 5-13Last five games: 0-5Last loss: 58-56 at Hendrick Hudson, Feb. 7Last year: Semifinals loss to No. 1 Tuckahoe, 70-44, as No. 4 seedBracket intrigue: Look no further than the opener for a rematch with the Tigers, who have eliminated the Blue Devils each of the last two seasons